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Japanese Beetles Are Back: How to Deal With Them
Back without popular demand: Here comes the annual showing of Japanese beetles, the embodiment of beauty and the beast rolled into one. The four- to six-week period of intense activity by the gleaming, copper-colored adult Popillia japonica is underway. These beetles may seem to have it in specifically for your roses, raspberries, crab apples or…
A Young Naturalist Inspires With Joy, Not Doom
Looking through McAnulty’s eyes reveals a world that “sparkles differently,” Macfarlane said. He then started quoting his favorite lines from “Diary of a Young Naturalist,” such as one where the author describes his family being “as close as otters,” and another about “the art deco lines of a gannet.” Macfarlane added: “There might be some…
How the French Manicure Made Its Comeback
A new kind of nail with a checkered history has emerged this summer. The new-gen French manicure, now with options like multicolored and animal print tips, is seemingly everywhere. For her 26th birthday, Gigi Hadid wore a rainbow of French tips by the celebrity nail artist Mei Kawajiri. Kylie Jenner has often worn some version…
The Egg Dish So Good They Have a Society in France to ‘Safeguard’ It
Oeuf mayo, or egg mayo, seldom seen in the United States, is revered in France, where there’s even a society to “safeguard” the dish: the Association de sauvegarde de l’oeuf mayonnaise. At Bistrot Paul Bert, a favorite of mine, oeuf mayo was the first starter out of the kitchen when the restaurant reopened after closing…
How Weight Training May Help With Weight Control
The researchers then began crosschecking, comparing people’s weights and other measurements from one clinic visit to the next. Based on B.M.I., about 7 percent of the men and women had become obese within about six years of their first visit to the clinic. But B.M.I. is a loose approximation of body composition and not always…
How to Support Adult Children Struggling With Mental Health
If children aren’t local, Dr. Palmiter said, parents could arrange a weekly phone call or FaceTime and wait to establish that connection before broaching the subject of getting help. Ms. Garon said that if parents fear that a young adult may be suicidal or likely to harm others, it would be appropriate to act immediately…
Pfizer Vaccine in Israel: How It Works Against Delta Variant
As the Delta variant sweeps the world, researchers are tracking how well vaccines protect against it — and getting different answers. In Britain, researchers reported in May that two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine had an effectiveness of 88 percent protecting against symptomatic disease from Delta. A June study from Scotland concluded that the vaccine…
Chanel and the Meaning of the Belly Button
PARIS — For years the Chanel show was the biggest, most famous, most showy show in Paris. Guests would throng the steps of the Grand Palais, where it was traditionally held, decked out in their double-C finery (bags and boots and brooches), seeding selfies like ginkgo trees across their Instagram feeds. It would be impossible…
Tiny tools: Controlling individual water droplets as biochemical reactors
IMAGE: Controlling Individual Water Droplets as Biochemical Reactors – Scientists from Ritsumeikan University, Japan develop a method to better manipulate tiny droplets in lab-on-a-chip applications for biochemistry, cell culturing, and drug… view more Credit: Ritsumeikan University, Japan Miniaturization is rapidly reshaping the field of biochemistry, with emerging technologies such as microfluidics and “lab-on-a-chip” devices taking the…